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Personal info

Full name
NELSON, Leonard Mortensen
Date of birth
24 June 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Kimballton, Audubon County, Iowa
Hometown
Audubon County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
17043992
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
28 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Irrel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 15 24

Immediate family

Members
Jorgen M. Nelson (father)
Margreta M. (Mortensen) Nelson (mother)
Maurice H. Nelson (brother)
Harry Nelson (brother)
Ramona M. Nelson (sister)
Arnold G. Nelson (brother)
Ansena C. (Larsen) Nelson (1st wife)
Wayne E. Nelson (son)
Gladys E. (Miller) Nelson (2nd wife)

More information

S/Sgt Leonard M. Nelson attended college for one year before he volunteered for the Army of the United States at Fort Des Moines, Iowa on 17 March 1942.
He was divorced from Ansena Caroline Larsen, the mother of his son on 26 November 1938 and was married on 25 December 1943 with Gladys Emma Miller.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / Iowa World War II Bonus Case Files for Beneficiaries 1947-1959, http://76thdivision.com/304/history_304th_004.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem